Daily Reflections reading July 4th
A NATURAL FAITH
deep down in every man, woman and child, is the fundamental idea of God. It
may be obscured by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things, but in some
form or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and
miraculous demonstrations of that power in human lives, are facts as old as man
himself. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 55
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on July 4th Reading
Surrendering
myself to a Higher Power was a big step, trust had not been one of my strong
points, the idea of a Higher Power who actually cared for me, was just not in
my belief system
I needed that
starting place, the idea of simply making a decision to turn over my life to
this higher power, which at first was the group of drunks, I met at the
meetings
They all seemed
to have this elusive faith I was trying to find, they showed me the way to turn
my life and will over to the care of the God, they all knew, and who was all
loving and forgiven
I started to
give this HP some lip service, it took time with a lot of honesty and humility to
even start to have a little faith, God did not want perfect faith from me, only
a willingness to try to do my part
The trusting in
some thing I could not see nor at that time, feeling faith is knowing what is
beyond my knowledge, seeing what is beyond my sight faith is a feeling we can acquire
by practicing and seeing the wonders God has preformed
I wanted to
know how to work the program, fear would stop me, every time, I found the faith
to over come the fears, I had to look at my own life in a different light, what
I now was doing give me faith in how to work the program,
It helped me
see what my personal needs were, where my faults were, and how to correct them,
there is another view of my life, when there are no signs and all is darkness,
like my past, that's when faith is needed
It doesn't
matter whether my life was falling apart, I know it needed changing for myself and
I now have the faith God is putting my life back together, if I work the
program
Without
worrying about the outcome, I will come through all right, being grateful is to
accept my gifts, as well as my struggles, faith helps me do this my God today
seeks to teach, show me the truth, He knows I have the means to be happy
Rather than
blame my God for not being there, I will seek the truth, faith tells me who
left who, I know that I am where I'm supposed to be, I made the decision to
turn it over to His loving care
Yes I came to
believe that a Power greater myself could restore me to sanity, when fear came
knocking on my door I let God answer it, when fear comes knocking on your door
let your faith in your God answer it
God bless you
Al M
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